- 1. [n] origin; source; beginning — esp. 元
- 2. [n] basis; base; foundation; root — oft. 基
- 3. [n] cause — also written as 因, 原
- 4. [n] (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock — esp. 素
- 5. [n] (one's) side
- 6. [n] capital; principal; cost price
- 7. [n] root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
- 8. [n] part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
- 9. [n] first three lines of a waka
- 10. [ctr] counter for plants or trees
- 11. [ctr] counter for falcons (in falconry)
Kanji in this word
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元
beginning, former time, originOn: ゲン (gen)、 ガン (gan)Kun: もと (moto)
Example Sentences
憲政の危機が始まったのは、このような状況のもとであった。
kensei no kiki ga hajima ttanoha , konoyouna joukyou nomotodeatta .
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
yatteshimattakotoha motoni modora nai .
What is done cannot be undone.
私たちは人をその人の人格を基に判断しようと考えるかもしれないが、それらは一見したところでははっきりわからないものである。
watashitachi ha nin wosono nin no jinkaku wo motoni handan shiyouto kangae rukamoshirenaiga , soreraha ikken shitatokorodehahakkiriwakaranaimonodearu .
Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
このシステムのもとでは、生徒は交替で教えあい、お互いに助け合わなければなりません。
kono shisutemu nomotodeha , seito ha koutai de oshie ai , o tagaini tasuke awa nakerebanarimasen .
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
その事務員は過労がもとで死んだ。
sono jimuin ha karou gamotode shin da .
The clerk died from overwork.
彼はなぜ妻が彼のもとを去ったのかわからなかった。
kareha naze tsuma ga kano motowo satsu tanokawakaranakatta .
He had no idea why his wife left him.